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The definition of a selection is a person or thing that's been picked or are available to pick.

(noun)

An example of a selection is a cat chosen from a litter of kittens.
An example of a selection is a litter of kittens to choose from at the humane society.

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See selection in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a selecting or being selected
1. a person or thing chosen
2. a group or collection of these
3. a variety from which to choose: a selection of colors
Biol. any process, natural or artificial, by which certain organisms or characters are favored or perpetuated in, or as if in, preference to others

Origin: L selectio

See selection in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. The act or an instance of selecting or the fact of having been selected.
b. One that is selected.
A carefully chosen or representative collection of people or things. See Synonyms at choice.
A literary or musical text chosen for reading or performance.
Biology A natural or artificial process that favors or induces survival and perpetuation of one kind of organism over others that die or fail to produce offspring.

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